The Sun. — London, England, 1864-05-20 00:00:00

The Stormontfield Ponds, Our readers are familiar with the experiment which has been carried on by the proprietors of salmon fishing on the Tay during the last 10 or 11 years as to the artificial propagation of salmon. They are also aware, through our columns, that in former years the experiment at the Stormontfield Ponds, in the neighbourhood of Perth, was highly successful, and that a considerable number of the marked fish reared in these ponds had been landed i❑ the Tay, Fez tb, and other Scottish rivers. We paid a visit to the Stormontfield Ponds on Tuesday, and Mr. Marshall most kindly showed us all the operations tinder his most efficient superintendence. The number of ova put into the breeding-boxes at the end of 1862 was about 200,000, the fry from which, in March., April, and May, 1833, numbered upwards of 200,000, and are now in the smolt state in the large pond communicating with the Tay. The fish are leaving daily, and it is expected that the more advanced portion of them will have all left the pond by the end of the current month. The smolts are i❑ a most lively and healthy condition, and on their keeper throwing into the pond a very small quantity of liver, with which they are fed, hundreds of them rise to the surface, and devour the liver most greedily. It may be mentioned that in the bottom of the pond there is a great profusion of aquatic plants, the seed of which came through the breed,. ing•boxes from the Stormontfield lade which com municates with the River Tay. Owing to the high I floods in the Tay in the months of November and I December 1863, the supply of ova for the breeding boxes was not so large as in the previous years. The number of ova was about 130,000. They were hatched on the 31st of March last, and the first de velopment of complete fish was on the 6th current. A good deal of ova is yet in the tadpole state at the bottom of the breeding boxes, which are in 25 lines, 12 boxes in each ; the boxes in all amount to 300. A very large smolt-pond is in course of con struction, and the proprietors of salmon fishings on the Tay who contribute to the promotion of the ex periment appear to spare no trouble or expense in the full development of the scheme.—Scotsman. IIONEY MARKET AND COMBIMCIAL INTELLIGENCE, CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. The Money Market continues to exhibit symp toms of a satisfactory character. The charge for negotiating first class bills is still if per cent., or under the official quotations. The demand for ac commodation is large, but as capital is abundant, bankers and brokers evince a desire to compete for the business brought forward. About £73,000 in gold was taken into the Bank yesterday. The Ceylon which left this morning for Calcutta and China took out £68,670 in specie. The alterations exhibited in the weekly return of the Bank of England are exceedingly favourable. The bullion and reserves of notes have been largely augmented, and the other changes also denote that the position of the establishment continues satis factory. Subjoined are the particulars:— Active Circulation .. X 20,819,535 Decrease .. .. 139,315 Bullion .. 13,267,446 Increase .. 562,195 Rest 3,280,727 Increase 15,907 Public Deposits • . 7,566,661 Increase .. .. • . 267,167 Other Deposits.. 12,962,402 Increase .. • • • • • • 61,242 Seven Day and other Bills .. 493,817 Decrease .. • • •• 26,320 Government Securities .. 10,785,267 No alteration. Other Securities .. •• •• 20,973,429 Decrease .. 334,574 Notes Unemployed .. 6,431,630 Increase 681,920 At a meeting of holders of Deferred Mexican Eicied s held yesterday, at 11, Warnford-court, Mr. I. Gerstenberg in the chair, the following resolution Ras adopted—" Resolved, to appoint, with power to txdd. to their number, Messrs. I. Gerstenberg, A. Cohen, Thomas Moxon, Albert Levy, and J. Searle, as a committee to represent the interests of the hol ders of Mexican Deferred Bonds, with full powers to effect an arrangement of the said bonds with the Imperial Mexican Financial Commission.". l A new banking institution for Venezuela has been announced under the title of the London and Venezuela Bank. The nominal capital is half a mil lion sterling, and the first issue will only amount to ,i;,250,000 in shares of £5O each. Arrangements have been made for the transfer of the business of the Bank of Caracas, and the directors of that es tablishment have joined the new board. The prin cipal control of the bank is to be vested in the board of directors in England, and Mr. Henry Alex. ukey has been appointed chairman. During the last few days a firmer tone has pre 'trailed in the Foreign and Colonial Produce Mar kets, although business has in some measure been in terrupted by the Whitsuntide holidays. Sugar has advanced 3d, to Bd. per cwt., while coffee has sold at fully previous rates. In rice and cocoa there has been about an average amount cf business, without a ny materiel change in values, while tallow has continued in very limited request, and quotations for both vesent and forward delivery have shown downward movement. A t an extraordinary general meeting of the sharehoLlers of the Metropolitan and Provincial liwale, :kir. Gilpin, M.P., in the chair, the resolu tions previously adopted for increasing the capital to £4,000,C00 were confirmed. , biddings for 30,00,000 rupee s £300,000) i n bills On India, took place yesterday at the Bank of P4oglived, and the following are the official parti culars :—The proportions allotted were, to Calcutta 15,30,0130 rupees, to Bombay 12,00,000 rupees, and to Madras 2,70,000 rupees. The mininum price was, as before, 18. llid. on Calcutta and Madras, and ls. 111 d. on Bombay. The applications within the limits amounted to :124 lacs. Tenders on C a lc u tt a and Madr as a t I s. 11 ad. will receive about 5 per eene,, on Bombay at 2s. about 12 per cent,, and all above these prices in full. The proprietors in the London Bank of Scotland are invited to send in applications for the 10,000 new shares of £lOO each, to be allotted rateably among the registered shareholders, whose names shall be) on the register of members on the 16th Mc‘y in stant. Each share will be issued at a pre mie:a of £4, such premium, together with £l3 per share, to be paid by the following instalments, viz.: -_£4, being tho said premium, on the Ist June next, £5 on the Ist July, £5 on the Ist October, and £3 on the 2nd January, 1865. The amount Calls received will be carried to a reserve fund The instalments in advance may be paid, when in tevest will be allowed at the rate of £5 per cent. per annum. Two O'CLOCK. At Paris this morning, according to Reuter's telegram, the Three per Cent. Renter were 66f. 70c. Increased depression has prevailed to-day in the arket for the English Funds, which have further receded to the extent of per cent., solely in conse quence of an unfavourable political feeling. Nume rous rumours of a disturbing character are in circulation, and although, in some instances, they bear the impress of improbability, there can be no doubt that the present situation of affairs at home and abroad is far from encouraging. Speculators therefore effect sales almost in a wholesale manner, and hence the existing gloom. Statements affecting the stability of the Cabinet, together with the Prospect of a war against Germany, are among the reports which have conduced to the altered aspect of th 9 market. Consols are now 911 k for money, and 90k 1, lees the dividend, for the account. The New Threes and Reduced Annuities are 891 i; a nd India 5 per Cents., 1051, Foreign Stocks are generally flatter, and there la very little business in progress, Turkish 6 per Cents., 1862, are 71.1 ; do., Consolidel, 48 / ; Mexi can, 431 44g. ; do., New Loan, 1 01 die.; Greek, 22 i, 23 ; Spanish Passive,l34k ; do., Certificates, 1 1 1 K ; Russian Scrip, 21 prem. ; Swedi s h S cr i p, 1 3 i prom ; and the Confederate Loan, 66 68. Business in the Ruiiway Share Market has con tinued rather inactive, and prices have not shown 413 1 material variation. Brighton and Midland have each improved 1, while Great 'Western have declined 1 ; and Great Eastern and North-Eastern (Berwick), . The Foreign and Colonial lines remain dull at about former quotations. Bank and Miscellaneous Shares have been in moderate favour, Union of London have receded to 581 ; B tnk o f Australia to 731 ; London Bank of Scotland to 211. Imperial Financial realised 82- 9 ; General Credit, 91' 101 ; and London Fivan cial, 272 28. Imperial Bank of China are quoted 1 prem. ; Millwall Iron Works, 11 prem, ; Thames Iron Works, 1 1 prem. ; Provincial Bank ing Corporation, 1 1 prem. ; and International Land Credit, 14 2 prem. BRITISH FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. GOVERNMENT FUNDS. 3 per Cent. Consols Ditto Account, May 8 per Cent. Reduced New 3 per Cent. 39,fr 9 I , .Tew 21 per Cent. Jan. 1891.... -- Ditto 5 per Cent., Jan, 1873 ALnuities, 30 yrs, expire Bth J an., 1880 — Ditto for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885 — Ditto (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug. 1908 — Mt.rch. June. die Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 2i & 3 per Cent. . Ditto £5OO Ditto £lOO and £2OO Bank England Stk, 5,1 per Ct. Ditto Account — INDI&N GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. India Stock, 101 per Cent., April 1874 219 17 SDitto 5 per Cent. July, 1670 Ditto Account.... Ditto 4 per Cent., Oct, 1888 Do Certificates Ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent .. Ditto 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 .. Ditto 5 per Cent., May, 1879 Ditto lietentures, 4 per Ct., April 186 i Ditto ditto 47:Aug., 1866 Ditto Bonds Ll,OOO — Ditto under £1,000.. FOREIGN FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK, Austrian Bonds, 5 per Cent — Ditto 1859 Brazilian 5 per Cent Ditto 41 per Cent., 1852-58-60" Ditto 1863 — Buenos Ayres 6 per Cent Ditto Account Jilllian 6 per Cent. Ditto 41 psi Cent B4 Colombian 6 per Cent Cuba, 6 per Cent. Danish 3 per Cent., 1825 Ditto 5 per Cent, 1864 Ditto Scrip £5O paid Equador Ncw.Consolidated, 1 per Cent — Egyptian 7 per Cent 101: Ditto, Second Issue Gre2k. 5 per Cent., ,1824-5, ex-Coupons — Ditto Account Ditto Coupons Ditto Account Guatemala 6 per Cent. Ditto, 1839 and 1859 Italian 5 per Cent.(Maremmana Railway) 75 Mexican 3 per Cent r l Ditto Account.... Moorish Imperial 5 per Cent New Granada —" Ditto 2 per Cent. Ditto Deferred _ - Ditto Land Warrants (Hectaros) — Peruvian 4) per Cent .. . — Ditto Account ) — Ditto 3 per Cent. (I:Tribarren) Ditto 41 per Cent., 1862 Ditto Account BB Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853 Ditto Account • • Ditto 3 per Cent., 1866, '7, '9, '6O, 62,'3 Ditto Account Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St — Ditto 41 per Cent., 1850 — Ditto 3 per Cent 1859 .. Ditto 5 per Cent, 1862 Ditto 1864 Scrip, £lO paid Ditto Anglo-Dutch Sardinian 5 per Cent Ditto Account — Spanish 3 per Cent Ditto Account Ditto New Deferred Ditto Account — Ditto Passive Ditto Account Spanish Cert. of Coup not funded — Ditto Account Bll 3 Swedish, 4 per Cent. .. Ditto Scrip, £2O paid Turkish 6 per Cent. 1854 !Ditto Account Ditto 6 per Cent. 1858 Ditto Account Ditto, £lOO Bonds .. Ditto 6 per Cent. 1862 Ditto Account Ditto £lOO Bonds 7l 1 Ditto 1863 Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent .... Venezuela 3 per Cent. Ditto Account .. Ditto 6 per Cent., 1862 Ditto Account 56 Ditto 6 per Cent, 1864 Ditto 11 per Cent Dividends on the above payable in Lond n. Austrian, 5 per Cent.. Ex. 10 Florins. -- Belgian 41 per Cent., Ex. 25f... Dutch 21 per Cent., Ex. 12 Guil Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates Italian, 5 per Cent., 1861, Ex. 25 francs — Ditto Account TWO O'CLOCK. Consols Money ADltto Account .... 90k x d Liverpool Cotton Market—This Day, No change. Sales, about 6,000 bales. Week's sales, 47,110 bales; including 6,920 on spec, and 16,270 for export. Estimated stock, 351,500 bales. Quotations—Middling Orleans, 281 ; Uplands, 28; Mobile, 28i ; Fair Egyptian, 281 to 291; Surats, Bto 23 (?). Imports, 72,450. MARKETS—This Day. MARK-LANE. Fresh up to our market, to-day, the arrivals of home grown wheat were very moderate, Millers, however, operated cautiously, at fully the recent decline in the currency. The supply of foreign wheat on the stands was far from extensive, In all descriptions, however, sales progressed slowly, at barely late rates. Floating cargoes of grain were in limited request, and prices had a downward tendency. Barley, the supply of which was seasonably good, met a slow sale, at about previous rates. Malt sold steadily, at about stationary prices. The supply of oats on sale was moderately large. For all qualities, the trade was dull, at drooping currencies. Beans steadily supported previous rates. The show of samples on the stands was very moderate. Peas ruled firm, at late rates. The flour trade was dull, at about previous quotations, ARRIVALS THIS WICEIC. Wheat. Barley. Malt. Oats. Flom. English.— 210 1,180 I 4,020 330 Irish.. — 2,269 '1,200 3,'80 12,320 I 50 ske. —brls. NEIVGATE AND LEADENHALL. These markets are moderately supplied with wheat, and .he trade rules heavy, at our quotations. Per bib. by the carcase. su s d Inferior beef .. 2 8 3 0 Nliddling do. .. 3 2 3 6 Prime large do. 3 8 3 10 Do. small do. 4 0 4 2 Large pork 3 2 3 10 Inferior mutton. 3 6 3 10 a dad Middling mutton 4 0 4 4 Prime do .. 4 6 4 8 Veal Small pork ~.. 4 0 4 6 Lamb BOROUGH HOP. The accounts from the plantations being to the effect that the vine is making rapid progress, and that it is healthy and strong, the demand both for English and foreign hops is dull ti-day, and prices have a downward tendency. Annexed are the quotations : Mid and East Keats £5 Os to £9 lOs per cwt. Weald of Kents 5 Os to 7 7s „ Sussex 4 15s to 6 15s ~ Yearlings 3 Os to 6 Os „ Bavarian Belgian American COLONIAL. TEA.—There has been a moderate business transacted in the private market, and quotations are well maintained. SUGAR.—West India descriptions has been in more re quest, and good qualities have advanced 3d to 6d per cwt. In the refined market rather higher rates are also current. COFFEE.—There continues to be a fair inquiry for colonial descriptions, and late prices are well maintained. RICE. —Only a few sales reported, at about former prices. SALTPETRE.—Business has been inactive, and the few bargains recorded have led to no material change as regards prises. TALLOW.—The market has remained very dull and quotations for both present and forward delivery exhibit rather less buoyancy. Boat Accident and Loss of Five Lives, SOUTHAMPTON, May 19. An accident occurred here this evening, which, it is feared, resulted in the loss of five lives, Several pleasure boats were on the lichen r i ver, as it is usual on summer evenings, when one boat, containing a Mr. Woodhead, two (M. and T.) Woodheads, an infant, and another gentleman, whose name has not transpired, capsized Four of the five bodies are said to have been recovered, Buffalo and Lake Huron Do. Preference ...... Buffalo,Brant4Godrioh 6 p. ct. Ms. Aug. 1, 1872 Do. do. July 1, 1873 Do. do. June 1, 187.3 CleuttadzS.Eastn.(Linl Cape Town ' Dock Scrii Eastn. Bengal gu. 5 p. bast Indian. gu. 5 p. c. Do. do. G Ext..... Do. do. H do. .. Grand Trunk of Canada Do. Ist Pref. Bonds.. Do. do. deferred...... Do. 2d Pref. Bonds.. Do. do. deferred...... Do. 3d P. ef. stock Do. do. deferred...... Do. 4th I'ref. stock... Do. do. deferred...... Gt.lndiaPentu.gua.sp.c. Do. New g - ua. 5 p. e... Do. January, 1882 .. Gt. South.of India (Lim guaranteed 5 per cent. Gt. W. of Canada Shares IDo. New ...... Do. 6 p.c. '73 with't opY.' Do. 5i p. o. do. '77-8.... Indian Branch Limited Madras. guar., 5 p. o. Do. 41 p. o. Extension Dc. 4i d 0........ Do. Fifth Extension. Melb.Corp. 6 p. o. Bnds. Melb. & Ilobson's Bay. Do. 7 p. a. Mortg. Bds. Newßrunswick Canda Class A and B. N.ltl.C'dao po let pi bds Soinde Do. Delhi Do. ' Ls 5 Do. Punjsub ‘,„ Do. Do. ..gi b Do. Indus. St. Flo. j stock st<sck stook 105 4i stook 61 i 4n stock stock s'ook all 2 ,100 100 8 6 82 84 lo2i 1031 101 103 id ip Lu 2 lu3 - - 93 95 1011 i COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Can.G on. 6 p.c.Ja. &J u 1) I 1877-84 100 1103 105 1031 4 Do. ap. c. Feb. & Aug. 100 102 104 Do. 6p. c.Mar.& Sept. 100 'lO2 104 Do. Sp. o. Jan.&July. 100. 90 02 918 Cape G.Hp .sln o se e, ribed stock 100 89 91 6 p 0,1873 100 106 108 Do.Ap & Oot. 1880 100 107 109 Do. 1890 100 108 110 Do. Jan. & July, 1891.. 100 110 112 Ceylon, N0v.1878, 6p c 100 102 104 Mauritius 6 per cent lOO 196 108 Natal Gov. 6 per cant 100 106 108 N.B.G'ov. p.c. J a.&Jul) 100 101 103 Do. 6p. o.Ap. & Oct. 100 N. S.W. G ov. 5 p 3., 180c 100 99 100 Du. sp. c.,18i1 to 18;1 100 99 101 - i Do. d0.,1888 &upwde 100 99 101 991 100 New Zealand O p cent. 100 10) 111 Nova Scotia Gov. 6p. c. sterling, 1875 lOO 103 108 (Queensland Gcv. 6p. c lOO - 18. Aus Gdp.c.1878.& up I 100 109 111 - IVlo.Gov. 6 p.c. Ja.&July 100 - 'Do. 10 6 p.o. An.&Oct.. 100 108 102 1081 13E,ITISII MINES. 2 ICambrian Consol. Gold 1 Icl Afford Amalgamated..) 32 34 Dewm G. Cons. 'Taoist.} 1 1560 670 -- cast Bassett (Illogan).. 30 67 70 East Clogau Gold Ltd. East Caradon ..... 298 308 'East Carn Brea.... . . 3.4.0 6t 0.1 E. Wlltussel (Tavistk.) 8.13.0 31 4 - Gam.&St.Aubyn(Gwen 581 7 9 - Great South Tolgus.... 17s 28 3 , (4. Wheal Vor (li e lsto n ; 40 33 35 341 (Grenville . licerod's-Foot 8.12 88 40 tlingston Downs 4.18.0 31 4 ;Lady Bertha - Margaret (I.7ny Lelant Vi 15 17 iHarke Valley.. 4 I Nlyndy Iron Ore (Lim 2l 11 Icl New Setun l9l 80 90 • North Downs 2 1,1 13 11- N.Wh'l Bascet (Mogan, 3.1.0 11 2 ;North Wheal Crofty I Par Consols (5 t. Blaze)) 20 'Providence(Uny Lelnt.) 10.0.7 40 42 'South Caradon(St.Cleer, 11 450 170 S. Cant Brea (Illogan) — - IS.Wheal Fran. (Mogan, 18.18.9 40 50 Stray Park '30.17.6 25 27 famar v.& Lead Min ' - - fin Crort 9 18 19 West Basset (Illo . , ; :an), lB 9 10 W C/ radon (Liskeard), 5 16 18 I West Setos Wheal Basset (Illogan), 51 90 95 Wheal Buller(ltedruthy 10 30 35 Wheal Kitty (U.Lelant4 2.0.6 WhealLudcott Wheal MaryAnnt s aen )1 8 12 14 Wheal 3eton 6Bl 220 230 Wheal Treiawney (Lis ); 7 20 21 Wheal Union 3.17 I 18 2 PREFERENCE SHARES. Lancashire and Yorkshire,' 6 per cent. stock, Ditto, la per cent., Blackburn pur., 10,) LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Chester and Holyhead, Ditto, 5 per cent., 113 Lancaster and Carlisle, 1111 FOREIGN RAILWAY& San Paulo (lirn.), gm. 7 per cent., ll Ditto (all), 20i .20 West Flanders, 7f FOREIGN MINES. Yudanarautana of S, Australia, 1im.,:31 Alliance (Urn.). 62; 31 BANKA. Ditto, new, 521 Australasia, 7434 Ditto, new, 571 British and Californian, lira., 6 Chartered Bank of India, Australia, and China, 101 Consolidated Bank, Um., 12 111 I Continental, lim., 171 East:London, lira., Ditto, new, 81 English and Irish, 1im.,715 English, Scotch, and Australian Chartered, 211 Imperial Bank (Rm.), Ditto, new, issued at 4 pm., 251 Imperial Ottoman, 211 1 1 Land Mortgage Bank of India, lira ., 6 London Bank of Scotland, lira., 221 11 London, Buenos Ayres, and River Plate, Ditto, new, 6 London and Colonial (Bin.), 181 1 London and County, 64 • London Joint Stock, 44 London and South African,r2sl London and VI estminster, 95 41 Merchant Bank, lira., 221 3 Mercantile and Exchange. Urn., 191 Metropolitan and Provincial Bank, lim., 34 4 National of Liverpool, limited,! — Ditto, new, 111 Scinde, Punjab, and Delhi, lint, 191 South Eastern, lim., 5/ Union of London, 581 8 MISCELLANEOUS. Ceylon Company," 1t City Offices, lim., 52'6 Commercial Union, Insurance, 13& Continental Union Gas, lim., 61 Credit Mobilier, 9/ 10 Egyptian Corn. and Trading, lim. 5i Financial Corporation, 31 Fore-street Warehouse, lim., 7i Gen. Credit and Finance of London, lim., 10 Imperial Financial, lim., 81 International Financial society, Ern., 11/ Italian Irrigation (Canal Cavour, Ditto, 6 per cent. Bonds, redem. 1870, issued 90, 86 Joint Stock Discount, lim., 7/ / Land Securities, lim., London Financial - Association, run.; 28 Ditto, new, 15i London General Omnibus Company, 21 Mercantile Credit Association, Um., 16 National Discount Company, Una., 14k Ditto, new, 91 Nova Scotia Gold and Land, ditto, ditto, 21 3 Royal Mail Steam, 854 Societe Pinal.ciere d'Egypte, lim., 6 ; Thames and Mersey Marine (Insurance), Universal Marine, Insurance, lien., 5 Warrant Finance, lien., THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, MAY 20, 1864. ISHARE MARKETS—This day. Share! Railways. I Paid. 13./4. rßir., Wol., and Str. Val. 111y - 111e and Tyne. Beet.,Sleat.,andMid.Co Bristol and Exeter Caledonian . .. ,Cork and Bandon ICorawall IDo A (A gets no die Do. B • itill 6p c.p an. has been paid to B. Dublin ct Belfast Junc. Dun.,PerthAAh. Junc. !Edinburgh & Glasgow. ;Glasg. and S. Western. 'GreatEastern, Ord. stk Ditto A stock Ditto East Anglian st ,GreatNorthot Scotland 'Great. Northern Do A stock Do B do Gt. S. an , i W. of IreJan': Great Western Do Str Val gua. stock Larica.shize & Yorkshire London and Blackwall Lon., Brig - ht.,& S. Coast Lon., Chat., and Dover' Lon. & North Western Lon. & So'.th Western Man., Shef., & Lincoln. Maryport and Carlisle. Do? shares Metropolitan !Midland Do New Do Birming. & Derby Mid. Gt. W. of Ireland Do. shares Mid Kept Do Cray Line North British Edin., Perth, & Dundee Nth. Eastern—Berwick Do, G.N.E. purchase Do Leeds Do York Do Carlisle North London Do New North Staffordshire N. and S. W. Junction Scottish Central 816.4! Scot N. E., Aber. stook Do Scot. Mid. stock Shrews. and Welohpoo! Shropshire Union South Devon South Eastern South Wales S. York. and River Dun Staines, Wok.;and Wok Stockton & Darlington Do Do New, 180 G Taff Vale.. Do P Do C . . Ulster Do Do Vale of Neath Victoria sta. and rim Waterford ' Kilkenny West Cornwall W. Hartlepool Har.&R ' West Midland —Oxford Do Newport' Do Hereford, 8 8 Ri 9 83 B 5 118} 119, 6 7 35 37 16 17 88 00 101 106 17 03 6i 7i 129 131 128 140 128 Ci 2 20 92 E 4 64i 111; 111: 66 67 103 105 40 41 1101 111 07i 98 54 .54i 1 (44 115 132 J 32 102 IC4 6071 61 24i 25i 104 102 57i 68} 89 90 127 110 11 2b I 76 78 10} 11} 121 123 39 40 54 56 33 35 90/ 91/ 106 71 81 361 371 91 10 . c 8 Si 165 170 5 7 3 l i 12.10 100 105 21 23 ORDINARY SHARES AND STOC&S. Closing , Business Price. done. 47 61r 130} 138 f 9 64i t 4 i 1111 104} 111 102 952 5.1 i 1131 132 i 2 51k 1011 57! 89. 55J i 90; BRITISH POSSESSIONS. Railways Atlantic & St Lawrence Baroda&.Cent hid Gu. 5 per cent... Do. New . .•• •• Do. E. Shares Closing Price. Paid, all 100 60 - 112 102 i 103 id p t , l 61 Si 91 77 82 77 8: 77 82 101 Ic3 98 100 105 107 1041 1051 P t p 20 21 72 14 61 63 63 65 53 55 47 49 40 4:2 26 28 24 t 6 104 105 4 J, 1021 1031 10 10} 10i 10if; 90 02 82 84 par 41) 102 /03 96 98 9z 91 57 59 LAW INTELLIGENCE—(This Day.) COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before Mr. Commissioner Fane.) IN RE STENNETT--A MAN TO WIOM " IMPRISONMENT HAS NO TEARJRS," This was an application for release from custody, sup ported by Mr. Branwell, Mr, E. Reed opposed on the part of Mr. Furness, the detaining creditor, and said it was a case of peculiar aggra vation. Mr. Furness was the landlord of some premises occupied by the bankrupt at a rent of £5O per annum, but the bankrupt refused to pay, and Furness brought an action, but offered to forgive the rent if the bankrupt would give up possession. Ibis ho refused to do, and he was arrested and sent to prison in 1863. It then became necessary to bring an action cf ejectment, which he even then defended, and put Furnise to the further amount of £25, and it was only now that the landlord obtained pos session in ccuree of law. To slam the nature of the aggra vation, as when the bankrupt wss in prison, and was agaiu applied to, he replied, " You tve mistaken—imprisonment has no terrors for me, and I shall not give up possession unless I receive compensation." Under these circumstances he (Mr. Reed) asked his honour not to grant the release until the bankrupt came up to apply for his discharge. His Honour said he would nct interfere at present. IN RE M)SS. This bankrupt was a solicitor ; and applied for his release from custody. He was opposed by Mr Griffiths, on behalf of a Mr M‘Pherson on the grouid that whilst acting as his solicitor, although he had not get his certificate, he had re ceived £2OO on account of Air M Pherson, for which he had not duly accounted, and he had recently defended an action in respect of a claim for that stm. The bankrupt said that he hid paid £5O and other sums to Mr M'Pherson, and that there was a large amount due to him for costs. His Honour thought it a cas of vexatious defence, and refused to grant the release for one month from this day. IN RE JACISON. This bankrupt was described as a commission agent, of Victoria Cottage, Notting-hill, and this was a meeting for last examination and discharge, which had been adjourned to this day for the bankrupt to arrange with his creditors, but which he now stated ae bad not been able to do, as he had not obtained a settletent of a claim on the Mexican Government. The debts are about £7sB—no assets, the furniture having been seized for rent. The bankrupt passed all obtained bis discharge. POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Days MANSION 710 USE. THE ALLEGED EMBEZZLEMENT OF £4,ooo.—Roberi Boyle Miller, a captain in the natrchant service, was placed at the bar this morning for the mrpose of completing the evidence given against him on tle above c h arge . The witnesses who gave their evidence yesterday having signed their deposit ions, Charles Carlisle, Inspector (f the Liverpool Detective Police, said—l have been searching for the prisoner for six d the property of he had been to A e y s s s , r R a a a n r d g o e f f L e i m v b e r e p z z o 1: 1 7 I z4 f cl u o n o c; Stockton, and found he had depsited nearly £4,000 in two of the banks there, which I st o pp e d, I also stopped six boxes of luggage and a writing.case, marked "J. Wilson" outside, but "Captain Miller" nside, Alderman Carden—l suppose you feel quite capable of conveying the prisoner safely t, Liverpool? V no l ta i f t r n a e i s d s— of O hi h m o:es, I have talen five mu r d erers, and I'm Alderman Carden—l hope you'll not lose sight of him, because he is a very clever fellcw, you know. Witness—l'll not lose sigh) of him, your worship, de , pend upon it. Packman, the city detective said application had been made to him to deliver up the pipers and documents he had found on the prisoner. Carlisle said it had been arra)ged by the banking autho rities to send £4,000 to Liverpod if the bills were returned, and thus save the trouble of 'he Bank clerks coming to Liverpool, Alderman Carden thought tho documents had better re main in the hands of the Citypolice. They would have, of course, to attend the trial, a4d then they would produce the papers. The depositions were then sicned, and the prisoner was handed over to the officer for removal to Liverpool. CHARON OF ROBBERY BY I, PORTER.—Richard Held way, porter, was placed at tht bar, on remand, charged with stealing a quantity of silt, the property of his em ployers, Messrs. Thompson anc Co., warehousemen, City. From the evidence it appeared that from time to time pieces of silk have disappea;•ed from the warehouse of Messrs. Thompson. In the afternoon of the 16th, prisoner was seen to come down staffs from the silk room with a paper parcel under his arm. Ile left the premises, but in a short time after the silk was nissed, and then a lad in the warehouse said he had seen the prisoner go out with a a roll of silk in his possession, Prisoner did not come to his employment as usual the next day, but when he arrived on Wednesday morning he was questioned concerning the parcel seen in his possession. He denied all knowledge of the property. The lad, however, was positive he had seen the prisoner go out with the silk. He was given iato cus- tody. The property had not been recovered. Alderman Allen committed the prisoner for trial. M ARLBOROUGH-STREET. ----- CAUTION TO CABDRIVERS AND UNLICENSED DRIVERS, —Thomas Grimmond, driver of the cab No. 712, the pro perty of Mr. Mayhew, an extensive cabmaster of Great Ormond-yard, appeared before Mr Knox to answer the complaint of his employer, of unlawfully suffering a man named George Smith, to act as a cabdriver without his (Mr Mayhew's) consent, and Smith also:attended to answer the complaint of Mr Mayhew, unlawfully acting as the driver of the cab. Mr James Mayhew having proved seeing Smith driving the cab No. 712, of which Grimmond was the proper driver, The defendant pleaded guilty. Mr Knox said he was obliged to Mr Mayhew for taking up the case, and wished other cabmasters would act in a similar manner, as it would greatly assist the police in putting down a practice which prevailed to a great extent at the west-end, particularly abut the Haymarket. Grimmond was fined 408. and costs, and Smith 20s. and costs—the alternatives being a month and 14 days' impri sonment. A great deal of trouble and vexation is given the police by licensed drivers allowing unlicensed drivers—called bucks"—to drive their cabs ; and when the " bucks" commit any offence, and the proper driver is summoned, the latter sets up the plea that he knows nothing about it, and that he was not the driver of the cab at the time. TRAME S. STEALING TEA. IN THE LONDON DOCK.—Thomas Mills, a labourer, was brought before Mr,Partridge, charged with stea li n g three ounces of t ea, the Dock ComPanY• property of the London John Ahearn, a gate-keeper, said the prisoner was about to pass out of the dock yesterday afternoon, and he stopped him, an d found concealed between his shirt and his skin a canvasaaiidnihnegptihcked up th e tea on th e qu3Y. fir, prisonerbag containing three ounces of tea, value Bd, The tea was quite cle an, The Partridge—What is th e prisoner ? W i tness — He is a laboure r . He has been at work two or three days on l y in the do ck. The prisoner, in defen ce, said he was a t wor k w h ore teas were being l anded. He picked up a little t ea , Mr. Partridge—You are fined a half- a - crown f or un l aw• ful possession • of the tea ;in defa u lt, seven days nuprizon ment. co ____ __ - profession as a solicitor. Union Railways, re" MANAGER OF HER has been for some time residing M AM IE Its; Y i I i n ' sti TAI Paris, lll i EE S •YhTlaildEra' n i: a nM u d d E i wß e audience r e of the Emperor said, R intends A h i e Lw A y A rr r i resuming n appointed to inquire into of the Lancashire and Mon day, preparatory to his returning t o England, where, it is his profession Co connection with the latter pro ject, IN PARMA ytmhEoerNkTms h — e i r r i Y e ts e n s o t a f e i r l d w t haaeyy,t the re sumed its inquiry, when the engineering evidence of Mr d Lancashire competing committee lines Harrison and Mr Bouch, ject, Mr Merewother, Q.c., and Mr Aspinall, examining, occupied the entire sitting of the Committee, which stands adjourned to this day. THE GEORGIA ON SALE." — Messrs. Curry, Kellock, and Co., shipbrokers of this town, have been in structed to offer the Confederate screw. steamer Georgia for sale by private treaty. Her crew has been paid off, and her stores are advertised to be sold by auction on Tuesday next, by Mr Green, at Birkenhead. There seems to be but little doubt, therefore, that the Georgia's career as a cruiser is really at an end.—Liverpool Courier. Among the passen ger , who arrived at Marseilles two days ago by the Mongibello steam-packet from Naples and Civita Vecchia were Prince Czartorisky and the Prin cess his wife, daughter of Queen Christina. A violent fire broke out two days ago at Blaye (Gironde), destroying three houses, and seriously damag ing a fourth. It seems to have originated in a shed where a baker kept his wood. The houses were insured for 50,000 f. . The Journal d'lndre•et.Loir © announces a slight improvement in the health of tke Bishop of Evreux, but not sufficient to remove apprehensions as to the issue, The Holy Father, on hearing of the venerable prelate's illness, sent him his blessing by telegraph• A letter from Antwerp states that the fears which were entertained, so lately as six weeks since, that three fourths of the crops of colas would prove a failure in that district, have happily passed away. Two-thirds of the whole now promise well. The other third has been ploughed up and resown. The flax crops also look well. The corn crops present a very satisfactory appearance, and it is expected that the harvest will be as abundant as that of last year. The Journal de l'Aveyron announces that the report relative to the murder of the cure of CasEagnes- Begonhes is altogether unfounded. The Culture of Oysters, A very interesting lecture on " Oyster Culture" was read on Wednesday evening at the Society of Arts by Mr James Lowe, joint secretary to the Acclimatization Society of Great Britain—Mr W. Hawes in the chair. The lec turer commenced by stating that the art of oyster culture was by no means a new one, having been carried on with perfect success by the inhabitants of the borders of Lake Fusaro, in Italy, from the time of the Romans to the pre sent day, Fifteen years ago M. de Quatrefages, the emi nent French naturalist, called the attention of the Academie des Sciences to the depreciation and abandonment of many oyster beds on the shores of the Channel. In 1858 the gradual increase in the price of oysters in France, conse quent on their growing scarcity, attracted the attention of M. Coste, the celebrated pisciculturist, and since that time several beds on the coast Brittany and elsewhere have been entirely renewed through the exertions of the gentleman. In this country the oyster was also becoming scarcer and scarcer every day, having doubled in price during the last few years and if some remedy was not speedily found these delicious bivalves would soon become extinct. Luckily, the shores of the British islands afforded numberless localities in which oyster culture could be carried on with ease and success. The method adopted by the French cultivators as carried on on the foreshores on that part of the shore lying betwepn high and low water mark was thus described :—The shore is divided into allotments by means of low walls, each allot• went being called a park, in which are placed tiles covered with old shells, bits of rock, &c., fixed in their places by cement. It is upon these that the spawn, or spat, of the oyster collects and attaches itself. Besides these parks, there are etalges, or places on the forshore where the oysters are laid down to fatten for market ; claires, or enclosures, having similar objects, and vivisrs, or vivaria, where the oysters are stored. The conditions necessary to insure success are few. A fine sheltered shore free from weeds and muscles, and with just a little but not too much mud, is best fitted for an oyster park. For large operations in a consi derable depth of water, like that carried on so suoeessfully by M. Coate when he re-stocked the bay of St. Brieue, nothing is better than large fascines of branches bound to gether with a thin chain of galvanized iron wire and sunk by means of a heavy stone, For small parks on the foreshore the tiles already spoken of are used, which are the invention of Dr. Kemmerer, the able and zealous oyster-culturist of the Isle de Rue. Mr. Lowe then gave an account of the life of an oyster from the spat to the fat tened native, from which it appears that although each oyster produces spawn amounting to millions of individuals, yet hardly half-a-dozen of them ever arrive at maturity. Oyster culture has already taken firm root in the island of Guernsey in several localities pointed out by Mr. Lowe as particularly adapted to the purpose while visiting the island about three years since, and preparations are now being made at Prittlewell, between Southend and Shoebury ness, for the establishment of oyster-parks on the French principle by the Fish and Oyster Culture Company. The company has already laid down 1,500 bushels of full-grown oysters, which have been spread over about five acres of ground in such a way as to leave room for the placing of 50,000 Kemmerera collecting tiles. It is calculated that if each tile collects only 10 spat, the crop secured in one year will amount to 500,000 oysters, the value of which will be £l,OOO. Mr. Lowe then alluded to the legal difficulties standing in the way of oyster culture. The foreshore be- longs to the Crown, but upon proper representations being made, Parliament would no doubt see fit to cede that right under certain limitations. An interesting discussion followed, led by Mr. Ffennell, Inspector of Fisheries. He said that the coast of Ireland abounded in localities most favourable to oyster culture, and instanced the fact of accidental oyster beds having been found in several places. In Cork river a most profitable oyster bed was now being worked which owed its origin to a number of unsale able oysters having been thrown overboard from a vessel anchored just above the harbour. If such results were due merely to accident, how much greater might be expected from systematic cultivation. A great deal of opposition had been raised to oyster culture, and it had been said that a number of poor people would be deprived of their bread, but no,stress need be laid on these representations as it was a well-known fact that almost every ,oyster fishery in this country was decaying. He would mention one on the coast of Ireland which a few years since sent oysters to market, the freight alone of which amounted to £l,OOO per week, whereas now the total prodhce hardly reached £3OO a year. Mr. Ffennell was followed by Messrs. Mit chell, Ridley, Ashton, Buckland, Tegetmeier, and several others, all of whom were unanimous in their opinion that oyster culture should at once be established in this coun try. A vote of thanks was then passed to Mr. Lowe by acclamation for his very interesting and eloquent paper, and the meeting separated. The lecture was copiously illustrated by a large number of specimens collected by Mr, Lowe during an official visit paid by him last year to the oyster grounds on the west coast of France, and by photo graphs of oysters in different stages of development, ex , hibited by means of the magic lantern. WILLS AND BEQUESTS. (From the Illustrated London News.) The will of Mrs. Elizabeth Veal, of Belle Vue, Hampstead, was proved in London under £lO,OOO. The testatrix died on the 9th of April last, and was the relect of the late John Veal, Esq., of the Record and Writ Clerks'.office, Chancery-lane. The solo executor and trustee nominated is Frederick Bed■ well, Esq., of the same office, who is also appointed residuary legatee. The will and codicil were exe cuted in March last. Amongst the legatees are the testatrix's nephew, G. F. Smith, £2,000; and R, G. Brown, M.D., of Hampstead, £l,OOO. Libe ral legacies are given to servants. Bequests of £6OO each are left to the four under -mentioned in stitutions :—The University College Hospital, King's College Hospital, Cancer Hospital, and the United Law Clerks' Society. The will of Sir William Brown, Bart., of Rich mond-hill, near Liverpool, was proved in the registry at Liverpool, under £900,000 personalty. The acting executors are Frances A. Hamilton, Mark Wilke Collett, and John P. G. Smith, merchants, of Liverpool ; power being reserved to the other exe cutors, John Hargreaves, Esq. (the testator's son in-law), and Mrs. Sarah Benedict Brown (the daughter-in-law). The will bears date May, 1863, and a codicil November following. The testator, after bequeathing liberal annuities and legacies, has left the bulk of his property amongst his seven grandchildren (the issue of his deceased son and daughter, Alexander Brown and Grace Hargreaves), dividing the residue amongst them in certain pro portions. The following are among the charitable bequests, which are confined to Liverpool :—The Northern Hospital, £1,000; Southern Hospital,£soo; Royal Infirmary, £500; Deaf and Dumb School and Blind School, each £250 ; Juvenile Reforma tory (on board the Akbar), £250; Society for the Relief of the Widows and Orphans of Clergymen, Bluecoat School, Magdalen Institution, Home for Infants under Twelve, Eye and Ear Infirmary, Provident Society, Strangers' Friend, Town Mis. sions, Orphan Asylum for Boys and Girls, St. Patrick Schools, each £100; and a few other socie ties. The testator executed another will on the same day disposing of his property in America. The will of Daniel Burger, Esq., of Clifton Park, ristol, was proved in London on the 9th inst., by his eons, Daniel Burges, Edward Burges, and George Burges, Esqs., the executors and trustees. The personalty was sworn under £40,000. The testator had held the office of Town Clerk for the city of Bristol, and died on the 16th of April last, having executed his will July, 1863, and two codi cils, 18624. He has disposed of his property prin• cipally amongst his four sons and three daughters in various proportions. His freehold warehouses and buildings at St. Stephen's, Bristol, he has de■ vised to the eldest son, Daniel, and to whom he has bequeathed the silver candelabrum presented to him by the Town Council and many of the inhabi tants of Bristol, upon his retirement from the office of Town Clerk. To his son Edward he has be queathed the silver salver presented to him by the Corporation of Bristol. The residue of his property he leaves equally amongst his four sons. The will of Thomas Langston, Esq,, of West-hill, Wandsworth, was proved under £50,000 person alty; that of William Kingsbury Jameson, Esq., of Champion-hill, Surrey, £50,000; and that of John Marshall, Esq., of Eden Lodge, Beckenham, £30,000. La Pommerais, on returning to the prison after his condemnation to death, recovered all his calmness. During the two days before he had eaten little or nothing, had enjoyed no sleep, and his strength failed him every time he left the Court. After the trial, on the contrary, being relieved from the agony of the struggle, and knowing, as he said, his fate, he expressed his satisfaction at having all doubt at an end. " I wish for nothing more than to die, and the sooner the better." He called for dinner, and ate with a good appetite, and at night slept soundly for nine hours. This is the first time since his arrest that his rest has been so long. The prisoner expressed yesterday his formal in tention not to appeal, wishing, as he said to have done with life. But after a conversation with M. Lachaud he with drew his refusal and signed an appeal to the Court of Cas sation. REV. DR. GUTHRIE.—The Scotch newspapers contain a letter from this well• known divine of the Free Church, intimating with deep regret his resignation of his church, as his physicians have forbidden him ever again to appear in a pulpit or on a platform. Business done SPORTING NOTES, The dreaded Bath Meeting, which generally settles the pretensions of two or three Derby favourites, passed off without any of the horses being knocked about. Cambus can, the only selection that I made last February when at 17 to 1, has now become a rattling favourite ; and those who acted on my advice at the time can now have good hedging for any investments they may have made. In spector Tanner last Saturday sent down two private detec tives to Lord Glasgow's stable to protect General Peel from the evil designs of that villainous and unprincipled class of scoundrels who are always on the alert to get at the Derby favourites. That the public will get an honest run there is not the smallest doubt ; and, from the easy manner that he defeated Paris in the Two Thousand Guineas, the race is almost a certainty for him, bar accident. I am as sanguine this year of naming the winner as I was last, when I actually placed the first, second, and fourth, and but for the accident to King of the Vale, I should actually have placed the first four. Queen Ber tha, the winner of the Oaks, I also selected when she was at 50 to 1, and stuck to Lord Clifden for the St. Leger from week to week for three months through good and evil report. If the French party allow Fille de l'Air to run loose she will beat everything in the Oaks. The filly ran very different in the French Oaks this week (where she won easily by six lengths) than she did in the Two Thousand Guineas. My final selection for the great event will ap pear in The Sun of Monday. A FRESH MAN. SECOND EDITION. SUN OFFICE, HALF-PAST 4 o'CLocx. BELGIUM. The King of the Belgians left Brussels on Tues. day morning for the chateau of Ardenne. His Majesty was accompanied by Count Con. way, intendant of the Civil List, and Dr. Kcepl, his physician. On the previous even• ing the King gave a grand dinner at the palace in Brussels in honour of the new Minister of Mexico, Don Arrangoitz y Berzobal, and the Grand Duke of Hesse. Besides the royal family and the guests above-mentioned, his Majesty had invited several members of the diplomatic body, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, the Presi. dent of the Chamber of Representatives, and other high functionaries. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. MANCHESTER SUMMER MEETING—THURSDAY. The Trafford Park Stakes of 10 soya each, h ft, with 100 soya added, for three-yr•olds ; colts Bst 101 b, and fillies, Bst s:b. Winners extra. Maidens having started twice allowed 31b, if three times, allowed 51b. Second received £2O out of the stakes, and the third to save his stake. One mile and a half. 16 subs. Mr J. Barber's ch c The Clown, 9st llb (in. 51b extra) (Whiteley) 1 Mr Ambery's br f Lady de Trafford, Bst 51b (Challoner) 2 Mr Osborne's br c Dr. Rooke, get Ilb (inc, 511, extra) (Osborne) 3 Mr W. Phillips' b f Persuasion, Bst 101 b (in. 51b extra) (Doyle) 4 Betting-12 to 8 agst The Clown, 5 to 2 each agst Lady de Trafford and Dr. Rooke, and 5 to 1 agst Persuasion. Dr. Rooke made running at a slow pace, the favourite lying second, followed at a clear interval by Lady de Traf ford and Persuasion. They ran in this order until rounding the bend, the three being close together after entering the straight. A quarter of a mile from home The Clown went up to Dr. Rooke, and, racing with him to the distance, quitted him at the bottom end of the enclosure, and won easily by three parts of a length, a length and a half sepa rating the second and third. The same distance between third and fourth. The Two-Yr-Old Stakes of 10 soya each, £5 forfeit, with £25 added; for colts, Bst 101 b; fillies, Bst 71b. The owner of the second horse to receive back his stake. Winners extra. T.Y,C. 14 subs, Mr Oibome's Brown Bread, Bst 10:b (Osborne) 1 Mr Peace's Cream de Vanilla, Bst 71b (Williamson) 2 No betting; 10 to 1 offered on Brown Bread. The favourite made the whole of the running, and won in a canter by three lengths. The Manchester Tradesmen's Cup of 150 sovs in specie, added to a handicap sweepstakes of £l5 each, £lO ft. The second horse to receive £3O out of the stakes. Two miles. Winners extra, 36 subs, 19 of whom paid 5 sovs each. Captain Gray's Trust, 4 yrs, 7st 51b (carried 7st 61b) (Challoner) t 1 Mr Wilkinson's Oldminster, 6 yrs, Bst 121 b (Aldcroft) t 2 Mr Jackson's Oreville, 3 yrs, Est 61b (inc. 61b extra) (J. Grimshaw) 3 Betting—Even on Greville, 2 to 1 agst Trust, and 3 to 1 agst Oldminster. Immediately the flag was lowered the favourite cut out the work at a clipping pace, and passing the two-year-old post he was leading three lengths, a like distance separating the other two. They ran in these positions until rounding the bottom turn, when Trust began to draw upon the favourite, and upon entering the straight the two Tupgill ' horses closed with the favourite, who before reaching the distance was in difficulties. Trust then took the lead ; oppo site the stand Aldcroft brought upOldminster, and the pair running head and head to the chair the judge gave it in a dead heat. Greville was beaten two lengths from the other two. Deciding Heat—Betting 5 to 4 on Trust, who made the running until half-way up the distance, where Oldminster gradually drew in front. The young one came again a few strides from home, and won, after a most exciting race, by a short head. The Selling stakes of 3 soya each, with £4O added. The winner to be sold by auction, and any surplus to go to the fund. T,Y.C. If to be sold for £3O soya, allowed 141 b. Mr Ridley's Hospitality colt, 3 yrs, 9st 111 b.. (Osborne) 1 Mr Barber's Jack's Alive, 4 yrs, 6st 121 b ..(Challoner) 2 Mr R. Bailey's blood Advice, 3 yrs, 9st llb .... (Howey) 3 Charcoal and Pride of the Ocean also ran. Betting—Even on Gocd Advice, 3 to 1 each agat Jack's Alive and Hospitality, and 7 to 1 bar three. Pride of the Ocean, retired after leading a short distance, when the three placed ran a good race home, the Wensley colt winning cleverly by three parts of a length, The winner was sold to Mr W. Phillips for 36 sovs. The City Handicap of 160, for all ages. The winner of any race after the weights are published 51b, or two or of any handicap at this meeting 71b extra. Three quarters of a mile. Mr J. Osborne's Flytrap, 5 yrs, 7st 101 b hiteley) 1 Mr Wallace's Golden Drop, 4 yrs, 7st 61b .... (Bretton) 2 Mr Fobert's Wisdom, 3 yrs, 6st 21b (Crawshaw) 3 Capt. Knight, The Ranter, and Oniton Lowe also ran. Betting-2 to lon Flytrap, sto 1 agst Golden Drop, 7 to 1 agst Oulton Lowe, and 10 to 1 bar three. The favourite jumped off with the lead, and making the whole of the running, won very cleverly by half a length; four lengths between the second and third, a length between the third and fourth ; the remainder were beaten off. Her Majesty's Plate of 100 guineas, 3-yr-olds, 7st Elb ; 4- yr-olds, 9st 71b ; 5-yr-olds, lOst 21b ; 6-yr-olds and aged, lOst 41b. Three miles and a distance. Mr \V ilkinson's Hymettus, 3 yrs, 7st 81b (J. Marson) 1 Mr Masterman's Honest John, 4 yrs, 9st 71b (Howey) 2 Aunt Judy and Macbeth also ran. Betting-7 to 4 agst Hymettus, 7to 2 agst Honest John,,.. and 6 to 1 agst Aunt Judy. The lot, evidently under waiting orders, proceeded at a slow pace, headed by Honest John, whose immediate follow ers were Hymettus, Macbeth, and Aunt Judy. No change worth recording took place until entering the straight the last time, when the favourite went to Honest John, and, heading him inside the distance, won after a good race by a neck; Aunt Judy a bad third. TATTERSALLS'.-LAST EVENING. DBBBY• sto 1 agst General Peel (taken and offered) 13 to 2 agst Cambuscan (taken) 15 to 2 agst Birchbroom (offered, take 8 to 1) Bto 1 agst Scottish Chief (taken) 14 to 1 agst Coast Guard (taken) 15 to 1 agst Paris (taken) 20 to 1 agst Ely (taken freely) 22 to 1 agst Blair Athol (take 25 to 1) 25 to 1 agst Copenhagen (taken) 25 to 1 agst Baragah (taken and offered) 25 to 1 agst Prince Arthur (taken and offered) 30 to 1 agst Forager (taken and offered) 33 to 1 agst Hollyfox (taken and offered) 35 to 1 agst Historian (take 40 to 1) 40 to 1 agst Valiant (taken) 40 to 1 agst Strafford (taken and offered) oto 1 agst Ackworth (taken) THE COUNSEL AID THE BUNDLE OF BRIEFS.— SINGULAR SCENE.—At the Sheriffs' Court yester terday evening, before Mr Sergeant Wheeler, a case was tried in which the amount sought to be recovered was £6 6s for a china dessert service. A leurned counsel appeared for the plaintiff, and called one witness who proved an admis sion of the debt and a promise to pay. Upon this his Honour gave a verdict, when the following discussion en sued :—Counsel—l apply for costs of my attendance as counsel. His Honour—l do not see how I can grant costs in such a case as this. Counsel—The debt is over £5. His Honour—Yes, but it is not a case requiring counsel. Conn 841—I practise in the county courts, and I can assure your Honour that it is the rule to grant costs in all cases over £5. His Honour—And I also practise in county courts, for I am judge of one. I know of no such rule. Counsel—lt has been found to work very well, and for that reason I asked for costs. Your Honour would not get counsel to come at all if it were not for the rule. I have three more cases here, and counsel can only get one guinea, so he looks to this rule. The way it works is that counsel takes a bundle of briefs. Hie Honour (interrupting) —Really , sir, I know nothing of bundles of briefs or arrangem ents between coun sel and attorneys. All I know is tha t in oases whe re d e b ts for like the present are admitted I see n o necessity counsel. Counsel—Only that rule is found to work well, and we look to costs, or should not come at all. If we do not get costs from the court your Honour will not see us here at all. His Honour—l cannot help that, sir; and I must say that it is a most unusual thing for counsel to talk about bundles of more e xplanations, and I sh a ll no t a ll ow briefs and money ma tters in this way before the public. I do not require any costs in this case. The matter then dropped. The Paella of Egypt has just lost a daughter, aged 15, who was betrothed to one of his High ness's aide-de -camps, Since her death the Viceroy has not left his residence at Ghise, and receives no one. Sad accounts have been received of the state of the growing crops in Lower Hungary. The Ilirnok states from authentic information that the frost has destroyed nine -tenths of those of colza four-tenths of wheat. The loss of the autumn sowings in the Olfold alone amounts to four millions of florins (ten millions of franos)." IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT HOUSE OF COMMONS—Last Evenin g, The SPEAKER took the chair at 4 o'clock. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The following bills were read a third time and passed Bedford Gas, Chelsea Water, Liverpool Improvement, Liverpool Sanitary, Metropolitan Railw a y (Additional Powers), Midland Railway (St. Pancras Branch), New castle-upon-Tyne and North Shields Road, Stroud Gas, and Swansea Harbour Trust. CHINA. Col. SYKES gave notice that to-morrow he would aek by what law, right, or ordinance British subjects in China were subject to trial for breaches of neutrality. MR. HERBERT. Sir S. NORTHCO rE gave some explanations in refs. rence to Mr. Herbert and his pictures now being prepared for the house. Mr. Herb2rt wished him to state that he. never intended or wished to dictate terms to the house. Mr. C. BENTINCK said he had great admiration for Mr. Herbert as an artist, and regard for him as a per sonal friend. He did not mean to say anything disre' speetful of Mr. Herbert. DANISH AFFAIRS. In reply to Mr. WnxTnsznE, Mr. LAYARD said that it was understood that after the adoption of the armistice on the Dana-German question, no further contributions on the defeated by way of making good the expenses of the war would be levied. Her Ma jesty's Government had seen statements in the newspapers recently to the effect that that provision had not been com plied with, but no official communication had been received. on the subject. THE AUSTRIAN SQUADRON. Sir J. PAKINGTON inquired whether the Govern ment had received any information that the Austrian squadron had gone to the Baltic. Mr. LAYARD said that part of the squadron had re mained at Lisbon, and he presumed it had gone to join the other part in the North Sea. RUSSIA AND CIRCASSIA. Mr HENNESSY asked whether the Government had received any information in reference to the proceedings of the Russian Government in Circassia. Mr. LAYARD said the Government had received a de spatch from Constantinople, in which it was stated that a large number of Circassians, feeling it impossible to live under the rule of Russia, had sought protection in Turkey. Great mortality had taken place. He should have no ob. jection to produce the papers. THE CHURCH BUILDING AND PARISHES ACTS AMENDMENT BILL. Sir L. PALK inquired whether this bill would be pro., ceeded with te-morrow. Sir G. GREY said it would not be taken until the 26th inst. THE GUARDS. Colonel KNOX inquired whether the Guards were ordered from Canada. The Marquis of HARTINGTON asked the hon. and gallant gentleman to give notice of his question. THE NATIONAL GALLERY. Lord J. MANNERS gave notice that on the vote for the National Gallery at Burlington-house he should oppose it, with a view of retaining the National Gallery in its pre• sent position. SUPPLY. Mr. MASSEY brought up the report on supply, which was agreed to. 'UNION ASSESSMENT ACT AMENDMENT BILL. This bill passed through committee. RAILWAY COMPANIES POWERS BILL. This bill passed through committee, SUMMARY PROCEDURE (SCOTLAND) BILL. This bill was read a third time and passed. ADMIRALTY LANDS AND WORKS BILL. This bill was read a third time and passed. RIVER POLLUTION (SCOTLAND) BILL, This bill was read a second time. LIMITED PENALTIES BILL. This bill was read a second time. CHIEF RENTS (IRELAND) BILL. The report of amendments on this bill was brought up and considered. HIGHWAYS ACT AMENDMENT BILL, Sir G. GREY moved for leave to bring in a bill to amend the act for the better management of highways in Eng. land. After a short discussion, in which Mr. LIDDELL took part, leave was given, and the bill was accordingly brought in, and read a first time. The house adjourned at five minutes past six o'clock. Bank of England Return,.—Last Evening. An Account, pursuant to the Act 7th and Bth Victoria, cap. 32, for the week ending on Wednesday, the 18th day of May, 1864 : ISSUE DET Notes issued ........,L27,251.1651 'LRTMENT. Government Debt £11,015,1C0 Other Securities .. 1634,900 Gold Coin Az Bullion 12,601,1E6 Silver Bullion .... £27,251,165' Proprietors' Capi tal £14.553.000 Best Public Deposita (in cluding Exche quer, Savin gs' Banks, Banks, Co mmos- missionere of Na tional Debt, and Dividend counts) 7,566,651 Other Deposits 12,962,402 Seven Day and other Bills 493,617 X 33,850,607 JIL May IV, 1864. £27,261,164 :PARTMENT. Government Soon- rities (including Dead Weight A nnuity) X10,785,267 Other Securities 20,973,428 Notes Gold n and Silver 606,91 Coi £38,858,607 .RSHALL, Chief Cashier. Foreign Mail Packet List, MAILS DUE. Australia and Mauritius, via Southampton ..May 19. via Marseilles ... May 13. Brazil and Cape- Yards, by British packet. June 5. Cape of Good Hope, ascension, and St. Helen a .. M ay 29. oh ms , Penang, an Singapore, via Southampton. May 19. via Marseilles ...May 27. Falkland Islands ......... Gibraltar, via Southampton May 19. India (Calcutta), and Ceylon., via Southampton May 19. via y 7. India (Bombay), vi a Southampton Marseilles MMaay 2 27. via Marseilles May 21. Portugal.... ... . .. Malta, Egypt, and Aden, via Southampton May 19. via Marseilles May 21. Newfoundland .... May 25. p_porto and Vigo U . S. and British N. America, by Brit. packet.... May 19. by U.S. packet.... by Canadian packet. May —. W.C. of Africa M- adeira, and Teneriffe June 10. Bahamas, via New York June 2. Mexico " All parts of West Indies, including Chili, Yeru,.l:aBy 30. y 14 California. and British Columbia.. . SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE-4 211 g Dan at noon—South.. LONDON, May 20.--Wind this day West; moderate breeze and brilliant w eather. FALMOUTH, May 19.—Wind variable —Sailed—lvanhoe, steamer, for the West Indies. , . • PORTSMOUTH, May 19.—Wind S.E.—arrived—Queen of the North, from Bombay. GRIMSBY, May 1 8 .—W -rind S.E.—Sai led—Tort-au. Prince, for Hayti. NEWPORT, May 19.—Wind E. — Arrjved—P r i ncess of Wales, from Havannah. Sailed—Atlantic, for Hongkong—. Loyal, for Sierra Leone. . BRISTOL, may 19..--.Willd S.E.—Arrived—Western Star, from havannah• 07F Moura's BAT, May 17,—Arrived—English Rose s from Berbioe. . •••••••••••• (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) PLYmount, Friday Morning. The Golden Fleece passenger list includes 49 adults and 43 children, among whom are—From Calcutta, Captain. Tulloch, 21st Regiment ; Lieut. Christie, Bth ; Mr. and Mrs. Gavin—and Mr. Biddulph. From Madras, Major.. General Faber, Royal Engineers—Colonel Stevens, 18th — Major Buck, 3 8th—Captain White, 30th—Lieutenant Stuart, 51st—Mr. Neile, R.A.—Mr. Cotton, Mrs. Jeffery, Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas, and Mr. Jones; and from the Cape, Dr. Oldfi e ld, D r. Sandwith, and Messrs Walker, Barn sborn.idge, Lvcena, Atwood, Husband, Sandford, and Thomp. She spoke, north of the line, the French ship Gatineau, 21 days from Liverpool, and on the 19th instant the Lady Egliuton, 36 days from St. Helena, for Liverpool. The 11th Regiment was on garrison duty there. SOUTHAMPTON, Friday Morning., Arrived—wonder, steamer, from Havre—Juno, from Roueu—Eugenie, from Carenton—Clemente, from Cher bourg, sailed—Moslem, for Newport—Alliance, steamer, for Havre. BT MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH. GRAVESEND Friday Morning• Arrived, May 19—Sultana, Reina, from Mogador—Eliza, from Drouthen—Leander, from Antwerp—Wonder, from Leghorn (detained in quarantine;—Jubiiee and Boyn, from Guernsey—Alexandria, from Yokohama. A BLUE ARCTIC Fox CIRCUMVENTED BY A SEA BIRD.—" For shame," exclaimed the bird, " you godless creature I you were going to eat me without saying grace." Reynard, abashed, folded his paws, turned up his eyes, and opened his mouth—out flew the bird, " Bother !" said the fox, "henceforth I shall only say graoe after meals." I Share 100 Sk